xii, 242 pages ; 23 cm

Drawing from both the Old and New Testaments, this book explores how God chooses, how humans participate, what we know from the Bible about God's intentions, and whether God's plan for the chosen people succeeds

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Cain and Abel -- Ishmael and Isaac (and Hagar and Sarah) -- Jacob and Esau -- Joseph and his brothers -- Promise and covenant -- Election in Leviticus and Deuteronomy : law and holiness -- The anti-elect in the Hebrew Bible -- The non-elect in the Hebrew Bible -- Prophecy and election -- Election in Psalms and the Wisdom literature -- New Testament and rabbinic views of election

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